Dresden vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$3340
🏠 One person rent
$696
$829
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$62.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$1694
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
555K
284K

The cost of living in Dresden is 2% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 3786th and 3657th ($1406 vs $1438) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th and 1st in Germany and Slovenia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Dresden ranked 31st best city to live in Germany vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 190th and 516th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Ljubljana

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Dresden Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$8.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$3.59
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$2.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$781
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$604
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$1410
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$1074
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$159
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$247
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$5102
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$11.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.56
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$3.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$2.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$5.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$9.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$44.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$8.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$82.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$484
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$11214

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1274
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1197
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1081
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1279
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1102
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1581
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1301
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1271
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1284
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$997
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1133
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1242
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1658
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1008
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$929
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1252
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1393
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1381
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$558
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1424
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$913
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1345
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1438
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1410
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1396
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$747
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$517
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1688
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1593
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$503
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1219